ABOUT PATIENCE (4)

1. Bible Verses and Quotes

a) In Scripture, God consistently rewards those who patiently endure suffering, wait for the fulfillment of His promises, and rest in Him during the storms of life. But patience, a fruit of the Spirit, may be one of the most difficult virtues to master.

b) We all struggle with "waiting on the Lord," even if we know that "good things come to those who wait." But if we do not wait, 1 Samuel tells us that a "lack of patience" can cause us to miss a blessing.

c) The Bible has not left us empty handed. Scripture provides many solid promises for growing in patience and being a people who wait on God and "rise up on the wings like eagles." Many people in the Bible learned how patient expectation led to blessing (or how not waiting led to disaster), and their examples can help us grow in our walk with Christ.

d) When we praise God in our waiting, He gives us the strength to keep going. Let these Bible verses inspire you to patiently seek Him.

Habakkuk 2:3
For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.

Romans 5:2-4
through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.  Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;  perseverance, character; and character, hope.

Revelation 6:9-11
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.  They called out in a loud voice, "How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?"  Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.